"Kagome, you're getting much better." Sango said while trying to catch her breath after the battle.

"I must agree Lady Kagome. You have certainly improved. I'm impressed with how you brought that demon down with only three arrows.." Miroku said while bending over to pick his small pack of belongings up.

"Keh! Its not as if she killed it anyway!" was heard from far off as Inuyasha came jumping from tree to tree and landing in the clearing.

"Yes Inuyasha, actually she did. She was the only reason I could land a hit with my hiraikotsu (sp?) on the demon."

"Psh! Yeah right! Like Kagome can be useful! She cant even compare to Kikyo with her arrows."

"Inuyasha, you were not there. Sango and I had the privilege of-"

"Protecting her and the whelp, I know."

"No Inuyasha. We had the privilege of seeing how much Lady Kagome has improved."

"Guys, its okay. I'm just me. And he doesn't even see me, now does he?" Kagome said as she picked up her pack from the ground.

"But Kagome, he needs to understand-"Sango started to say, clearly making it known she wanted to make her argument and beat Inuyasha to a pulp for suggesting otherwise.

"No Sango, it's okay." Kagome gave all of them a sad, but cheerful smile and started walking off.

"Oi! Wench! Where are you going?!"

Kagome didn't even turn around to answer, she just continued on walking. "Wherever I'd like Inuyasha. I don't feel a shard, so I'm picking a direction."

"Wench you-" Inuyasha stared after her with an indignant look on his stubborn face.

"If you wench me one more time Inuyasha you're going to be meeting the first level of Japanese bedrock."

"Keh! Wen-"

"Sit boy." THUD. "Kagome-chan wait for us!" "Yes please Lady Kagome!" Kagome stopped and turned towards them, waiting for them to catch up. Once caught up, the group continued to walk off, leaving Inuyasha in his crater. Shippou muttering from his spot on Kagome's shoulder "When will you learn Inuyasha, that's not how you treat my okaa-san…"

The rest of their journey went in relative silence. That evening when the sun was about an hour from setting the humans began to look for a good place to camp. And trekked into a good sized clearing a small ways into the forest. They began to get settled and started setting up camp there.

Inuyasha came charging into the clearing face red with anger.

"Oi! How could you all leave me there?! What the hell are all of you doing?! There's still light left! Now get off of your asses and move it!"

Kagome didn't even look up at him when he spoke. "Oh, Miroku, can you go get some water for dinner and tea? I think we passed a stream a few minutes south of here."

"Of course Lady Kagome." Miroku stood, and walked over to Kagome, where she handed him a pot and a tea kettle.

"Thank you Miroku." Kagome said as she began to take things for dinner out of her pack. She pulled out the sleeping bags, and the blankets and set them aside to be laid out.

"Oi! Kagome! I said we're leaving. Pick your shit up and let's go bitch!"

"By all means Inuyasha, you can continue, but I will be staying here." She said, not even glancing up as she readied the camp for her companions.

"As will the monk and I Inuyasha. We are tired, and hungry. We will not be continuing any further today." Sango said as she began to look for firewood around the edge of camp.

"Keh! Weak humans…" sniff…sniff…. Inuyasha's head shot up and he began growling viscously at the sky.

"Inuyasha you can growl all you want, but we're not-"

"It's Sesshomaru you stupid bitch."

"Huh? OH! That means Rin-chan is here as well! Shippou, Sango would you like to go meet them with me?" Kagome said happily. Sango and Shippou nodded their heads and began to walk towards Kagome.

"Don't bother wench. He's coming to us." Inuyasha scowled.

"Oh, okay. Well, let's get camp ready. Maybe they'll want to stay with us for a while.." Kagome sighed happily. Inuyasha swirled around facing her.

"Bitch! No fucking way is my asshole of a brother and his brat and imp staying with us!"

"Oh, are you still here Inuyasha? I thought you were continuing without us." Kagome looked up at him. Inuyasha stuck his nose up into the air.

"Keh! I-"

A roar was heard from the sky. Floating down from the sky with his dragon flying behind him, and landing softly on the ground Sesshomaru came into the camp.

"Kagome-nee-san!" an excited voice of a little girl called from atop the dragon.

"Hello little brother. Showing your small vocabulary off I see." Sesshomaru said while looking down his nose at Inuyasha.

"Sesshomaru! What the hell do you want?! You're not welcome here!" Inuyasha said while pulling his sword out from its sheath. Standing up, Kagome caught Rin as she vaulted off the dragon towards her.

"Oh Inuyasha of course they are welcome here. Youre the only one that has ever had a problem with this. So why don't you go into your spot in a tree. Or, actually, I think Kikyo is just south of here. Maybe about two miles. Why don't you spend the night with her?" Kagome looked at Inuyasha with an expressionless stare while everyone looked at her in shock.

"How…How did you know she's there?" Inuyasha managed to get out..

"She has part of my soul Inuyasha. Do you really see me as so weak that I cant feel when my own soul is nearby?" She looked at him with a 'are you really that stupid' look on her face.

"Well I-"

Shaking her head waving her hand. "You know what, don't bother answering that. I already know what you think. Come on Rin-chan. I have something for you to see in my back pack. Is that okay Sesshomaru?"

"Miko, we need to speak." Sesshomaru said while looking over to Kagome.

"Oh alrigh-" Kagome began to say.

"Lady Kagome, I couldn't find the stream you were speaking of! I'm afraid I have returned empty handed." Miroku said while walking into the clearing. "OH! Lord Sesshomaru! Welcome. Hello Rin-chan, it is good to see you."

"Hello hoshii-sama! How are you?" Rin called as she ran over to help him by grabbing the teapot. Kagome decided to ask Sango to watch the camp, and begin making the fire while she went and spoke with Sesshomaru. Sesshomaru turned and walked out of camp, heading into the forest and Kagome began to follow.

"Oi wench! Are you actually going with him ALONE?! Are you really that stupid? What if he wants to kill you?!" Inuyasha stomped his foot screaming at her from a slightly hunched position.

"Well Inuyasha, if he wanted to kill any of us he would have done it already." Kagome said without looking back at him as she followed Sesshomaru into the forest.